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Sep 17, 2026 20 min

Feature Interview: Why quitting can actually be good for you

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Quit is a four-letter word, and not just because of the spelling. In a culture that prizes grit, perseverance and pushing through, giving up can sound like failure. We're taught to finish what we start even when we've started wondering why we're still doing it. Lindsay Crouse argues that sometimes the smarter move is to walk away. Leave the job. End the relationship. Abandon the goal. Stop pouring time and energy into something that no longer makes sense. A former New York Times journalist and endurance athlete, Crouse explores why quitting is so hard, and why it's sometimes the right thing to do in her new book, The Case for Quitting: The Surprising Benefits of Opting Out.

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